Marc Emery, the 'prince of pot,' getting released from prison, tweet says

'I'm a bit excited, that's for sure. I'm showered and shaved and ready to go'

Marc Emery, the self-described 'prince of pot,' seen here with wife, Jodie, was sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison in 2010 for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

Marc Emery is being tranferred from a U.S. federal prison to a private deportation facility in Louisiana this morning, according to a message posted by his wife, Jodie, on Twitter this morning.

"I'm a bit excited, that's for sure. I'm showered and shaved and ready to go. Its so dark and grey outside. I hope they drive me safely there!...Call you tonight (I hope!) Your man on Release Day!" he wrote in the email, which was posted online by his wife.

The B.C. pot advocate was sentenced to five years in jail in 2010 for conspiracy to manufacture marijuana after his Vancouver-based mail order business was busted in a joint operation involving U.S. and Canadian law enforcement agencies in 2005.

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